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Season 1 Summary
In season 1 of Big Mouth, we are introduced to the students of Bridgeton Middle School of Westchester County NY. We watch as these children navigate their way through puberty, how factors such as gender identity, race, religion, sexuality and home life contribute to their transition into adulthood and how they cope in their daily lives with the help and hinderance of their many personified hormones.

Season 1 sets us up with introductions to different main characters such as Nick Birch, Maury the hormone monster, Lola Scumpy, Coach Steve (and many more) all voiced by Nick Kroll, Andrew Glouberman voiced by John Mulaney, Jessi Glaser voiced by Jessi Klein, Missy Foreman voiced by Jenny Slate (in seasons 1-3) and Jay Bilzerian voiced by Jason Mantzoukas.

Each character is faced with problems due to the inevitable pursuit of Puberty. The character Nick Birch is weighed down with self-confidence issues as he realises he is behind many of his classmates, while best friend Andrew struggles to keep up with his rapidly changing body and feelings due to his comical yet sexually frustrated hormone monster.

The show tackles issues such as inequality, as Jessi Glaser fights to make sure the boys of Bridgton Middle School know that ‘Girls are horny too’ and topics such as coercion and the practice of consent as Missy Foreman is conflicted after witnessing a disturbing situation.

Throughout season 1 we get to see a group of friends begin to change and develop not just within their bodies but also with their friendships and their homelives.

Season 1 Themes
Season 1 of Big Mouth covers a variety of different themes from different perspectives, with each character facing new challenges and difficulties.

Puberty
The main theme of season 1 is the changes the characters go through as they begin to move into their teenage years and face the beginning stages of puberty. The show describes how everyone develops at different rates and how everyone can develop different characteristics depending on sex and genes.

Love and Relationships
As Nick and Jessi find themselves pressured into a relationship they both are unsure about, Big Mouth shows the struggle of young love, peer pressure and the struggle of going along with the crowd in order to fit in.

Sexuality
Big Mouth shows many characters that confidently identify with different sexuality's while also naturally presenting characters that are finding it hard to define who they are and are questioning themselves as they grow and change.

Safe Sex & Consent
Whilst poking fun at the often embarrassing and taboo talks surrounding sex and intimacy, Big Mouth also includes many discussions surrounding practicing safe sex, using contraceptives and the importance of consent.

Addiction
In the finale episode of Big Mouth season 1 we see character Andrew Glouberman struggle with a porn addiction, the show describes how Andrew is finally able to manage his addiction and find healthy ways of coping with and controlling his urges.

Season 1 Directors

 * Bryan Francis
 * Joel Moser
 * Mike L. Mayfield
 * Mark Levin

Awards and Nominations
All awards included are those specifically from 2018 as that is the following year after the first season of Big Mouth aired

Primetime Emmy Award (2018) - outstanding original music and lyrics [nominee]

Annie Awards (2018) - best general audience animated television/broadcast production [nominee]

Gold Derby Awards (2018) - animated program [nominee]

Golden Trailer Awards (2018) - best animation/family (TV spot/Trailer/Teaser for a series) [nominee]

Gotham Awards (2018) - Gotham independent film award – breakthrough series [nominee]

Production information and Release
Big mouth was created in 2017 by Jennifer Flackett, Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll and Mark Levin and is streamed on Netflix.

The Series was originally written by real life best friends Andrew Goldberg and Nick Kroll.

Big Mouth was released onto Netflix on September 29, 2017, with season 2 of the show being confirmed in November 2018.

Ratings
IMDB rating – 7.9/10 by voters

Common sense media – 4.5/5

Rotten tomatoes – 99%

The Netflix series has been highly rated by 3 different sources with many positive reviews left on IMDB, with users saying they “finally found a show that was brutally honest and funny to the bone” and that they “wish they had a show like this back when [they] were a teenager going through puberty”.

Critical and Public Responses
Season 1 of Big Mouth received many positive reviews, from both critics and the public. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season received a 100% rating from 23 critics, with an average 8.5/10 rating. The audience section gave season 1 a rating of 78% from 1,417 ratings, and an average 3.9 stars. The overall site concurrence was that "Big Mouth's simplistic animation and scatological humor" effectively portray its characters and its approach to the struggles of adolescence. On Metacritic, the season scored an 86/100 rating from 28 critics, and 6.4 rating from 92 audience reveiws. Critic Ben Travers stated that Big Mouth "works" because it is "unflinchingly honest", as it uses twisted humor to "consistently" tell the truth. An audience review, under the name of Equiixxx, stated that they wished they could have had a series like this as a teen themself, as "being LGBT in the 2000s was a real struggle", and this show effectively explore and overcome those struggles, which makes the show very relatable for their audience.